The International Color Quality Club is the only worldwide quality printing competition for newspapers. It has been organised every two-years since 1994 by WAN-IFRA. The competition is open to all newspapers and magazines and all printing plants, independent of the printing processes and materials used.

Membership to the Star Club is awarded to a company in recognition of outstanding printing quality. Achieve 5 or more stars by participating successfully in the International Color Quality Club or by obtaining WAN-IFRA certification for standardised printing.

International Color Quality Club

The International Color Quality Club (ICQC) is the only worldwide printing quality competition for newspapers and magazines. Its goal is to improve the quality of reproduction and printing, while also increasing competitiveness as well as training and motivating all personnel. The competition has been held every two years since 1994.

Publications that participate with success are awarded membership for a two-year period in the exclusive club of top-quality titles. Multiple winners and participants in the WAN-IFRA certification project also have the prospect of being awarded membership of the Star Club.

Publishers and printers can register one or more publication titles for the competition, regardless of the printing technology. Five technical categories cover all possibilities.

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The next round of the International Color Quality Club is approaching and will bring some important changes. Reason enough to inquire about our colleagues. World News Publishing Focus spoke with the new project manager of the Color Quality Club, Prabhu Natrajan, and WAN-IFRA Deputy CEO Manfred Werfel.Read more ...

WAN-IFRA issued press releases in English, Spanish and German language to inform about the wider scope of the International Color Quality Club: It is open for all kind of newspapers and magazines worldwide.Read more ...

Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co. KG prints the newspaper titles of Verlag Nürnberger Presse. Last year the print plant became a member of the WAN-IFRA Star Club after five consequtive succesful participations in the International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC).Read more ...

The new members of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2016–2018 (INCQC) have been determined: 86 newspaper titles produced by 65 publishing and printing companies in 26 countries have achieved membership for two years.

Winners of colour printing contest for 2016-2018 announced

The new members of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2016–2018 (INCQC) have been determined: 86 newspaper titles produced by 65 publishing and printing companies in 26 countries have achieved membership for two years.

27.04.2016 – Four Jury members from different parts of the world will join together to evaluate the General Print Quality of newspaper copies submitted by 128 participants for the International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC) 2016-18 competition.Read more ...